Unibody vehicle cab back assembly and method

US11414138B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Musheeruddin Zubair Syed · Farmington Hills, US
• Shawn Michael Morgans · Chelsea, US
• Steve William Gallagher · Mountain View, US
• Joseph R. Antoni · South Lyon, US
• Karen Nuler · Canton, US
• Scott Stanley Seashore · Dearborn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D33/06
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of assembling a unibody vehicle includes securing a cab back panel of a cab back panel directly to an upturned flange of a cargo box floor. A unibody vehicle assembly according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cab back panel, a cargo box floor, and a passenger compartment floor. The cab back panel is secured directly to the cargo box floor. The cab back panel provides a back wall of a passenger cab and a front wall of a cargo area.